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Showing 10711080 of 4136 articles for Art. Convention franco-britannique 1968

French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Aggravated risks

Article L1141-5

The national agreement referred to in article L. 1141-2 sets out the terms and conditions and the time limits beyond which persons who have suffered from a cancerous pathology may not, as a result, ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining.

Article L3121-33

I.-A collective agreement at company or establishment level or, failing that, a branch agreement : 1° Specifies the rate or rates of increase for overtime worked in excess of the legal working week or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Establishments providing family information, advice or counselling

Article R2311-3

I.-Persons who set up or manage an approved establishment in accordance with the procedure set out in article R. 2311-2 may receive financial assistance from the State. This assistance is paid under c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Financing continuing professional development

Article R4021-22

I.-The Agence nationale du développement professionnel continu (National Agency for Continuing Professional Development) contributes to the funding of continuing professional development initiatives w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General mission

Article R141-4

Under the terms of an agreement entered into with the State, the French National Olympic and Sports Committee may receive financial and personnel assistance to carry out its missions.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Training agreement

Article R211-96

The agreement specifies the terms and conditions of the medical monitoring that the training centre is required to organise and to which the trainee is required to submit.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L121-7

The Insurer shall not be liable for any waste, diminution or loss suffered by the insured item as a result of its own defect, unless otherwise agreed.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal regime of joint ownership.

Article 815-1

The undivided co-owners may enter into agreements relating to the exercise of their undivided rights, in accordance with articles 1873-1 to 1873-18.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article 1368

In the absence of provisions or agreements to the contrary, the judge shall settle conflicts of evidence in writing by determining by any means the most likely title.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The international arbitration agreement

Article 1508

The arbitration agreement may, directly or by reference to arbitration rules or rules of procedure, appoint the arbitrator or arbitrators or provide for the manner of their appointment.

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